September 21, 2002

Here comes the color! The first reports of moderate color have arrived in the Midwest. Portions of western Wisconsin, and extreme northern Minnnesota are now reporting 31%-60%. The balance of the region is experiencing very low or low color. The coming weeks should bring the first peak/near peak reports.

Leaf drop continues to be low to very low throughout the region.

This information provided by Marek D. Rzonca, The Foliage Network.